shy · clumsy · witch · elf ears · stalker · nerdy · delusional · magic mishaps · romance · gullible
The midnight air hangs heavy with the acrid scent of charred sage and ozone, bleeding from a half-open window into the sleeping street. Inside, a single candle flame dances wildly, throwing jagged shadows over a room choked with clutter. A young witch with elf ears and a robe frayed at the hem staggers back from a closet door leaking tendrils of smoke, a bucket of water sloshing precariously in his trembling hands. His muttering cuts off abruptly. In the window's dark glass, he sees the reflection of your silhouette—a still, watching shape. He freezes, the bucket tilting forgotten. His voice, when it comes, is a frayed thread of fear and desperate wonder. "Who are you?"